Visitor’s Guide

When it’s time to fuel up or wind down, here are a few of our favorite hangouts to do both!

• Baker’s Crust – They have savory crepes, delicious bruschetta boards and, of course, our soups, salads and gourmet sandwiches on their well known artisan breads.
• Murphy’s Irish Pub – You can’t visit Virginia Beach and not stop by Murphy’s Irish Pub. Live music, great food and a heated outdoor patio to enjoy all that Virginia Beach has to offer.
• Mannino’s Italian Bistro – Mannino’s is an “Olde World” Italian Bistro whose goal is to give our guests delicious Italian food at a reasonable price point with wine choices to match.
• Quemar – Quemar is a Latin American & Mexican restaurant featuring traditional, 100% made from scratch dishes that highlight the flavors and techniques true to the region.
• Mellow Mushroom – They are the originators of hand tossed, stone baked classic southern pizza. Our spring water crust is unique and flavorful, and all our pies are made with high quality, fresh ingredients.

If you’d rather stay in and cook, or just grab some snacks or have certain dietary restrictions, we’ve assembled some near by grocery stores that are ready to accommodate your needs!

• Trader Joe’s – Small grocery store with unique items
• Whole Foods – Large grocery chain with many organic and plant based options
• Harris Teeter – Friendly neighborhood supermarket just blocks from the Oceanfront
• Heritage Market – Aisles of natural groceries, a delicious cafe, and convenient take-out entrees include only the finest wholesome ingredients.

You went to packet pickup, made some dinner reservations or picked up groceries and now you have some time to kill. What should you do? Check out some of our favorite spots.

• Virginia Aquarium – Experience one of the best aquariums in the country, with incredible exhibits and amazing animals representing hundreds of species.
• Ocean Breeze Water Park –  Ocean Breeze Waterpark is only 2 miles south of the Virginia Beach Oceanfront and the only full-scale water park in Hampton Roads.
• Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) – Virginia MOCA presents ever-changing exhibitions where neighbors, strangers, students, families, communities, and cultures are invited to explore our shared humanity, through locally relevant and nationally resonant, contemporary art.
• ViBe District – Nestled within the Oceanfront area is the ViBe Creative District, Virginia Beach’s cultural arts enclave, which is a hub for artisans of all disciplines ranging from culinary, music and traditional art to leather working and woodworking.

While the streets and boardwalk are always open for a shakeout run, give one of our parks a try!

• First Landing State Park – First Landing State Park is a 2,888-acre park that fronts the Chesapeake Bay and features 1.25 miles of beach and more than 19 miles of interpretive hiking trails through protected salt marsh habitat, freshwater ponds, beach, dunes, forest, tidal marsh and cypress swamp.
• MT. Trashmore Park – The world renowned Mount Trashmore Park encompasses 165 acres and is comprised of two man-made mountains, two lakes, two playgrounds, a skatepark and vert ramp, and multi-use paths.
• Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge – The Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge is a 9,108-acre refuge that is made up of barrier islands, dunes, beach woodland, freshwater marshes, maritime forests, ponds and ocean beaches.

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